Senate commitee approves defense bill, with Spokane earmarks intact
The 2011 Defense Department appropriations bill, which we mentioned in an earlier post here, has moved through the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The vote was 18-12. The bill includes three items items inserted by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., which provides money for three Spokane tech agencies or firms.
Those items are covered in the earlier post. The next step is consideration of the bill by the full Senate. It's not clear when that will occur.
